Even a country with citizens as fractious and fractured as South Africa is showing signs of unity to save the sea off the Wild Coast.
Only the educated elite could have established the African National Congress, but the party needs to correct its course
Dolly Rathebe’s musical legacy is inseparable from the cultural life of Sophiatown.
Incompetence, corruption and cronyism are part of many liberation organisations for complex reasons, but such organisational culture tends to persist into government.
A busy year looms for Ramaphosa and allies as he fights to lead the ANC and the country come 2024.
Farmers have been warned to move equipment and to avoid crossing flooded low lying bridges.
Zandile Mafe took a nap outside parliament. Does that make him a
sleeper agent?
Although Cyril Ramaphosa has avoided speculation over his availability for a second term, his deputy, David Mabuza, has already indicated that he is up for the job.
How much more time does the ANC have before losing the country? It’s the question of the next decade, or for the next two years, as the 2024 general election looms.
The acting chief justice called on law enforcement agencies to take steps to prevent further such attacks on court facilities.
Yakhe Kwinana, the former chairperson of SAA Technical, has been asked to make representations to Saica, but has not responded
The unnecessary restructuring of the once proud revenue service was an attempt to halt its pursuit of people involved in state capture
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will only act on the recommendations of the Zondo commission when the final of its three reports has been handed over to him.
The first of three reports to be handed to the president outlines how misrepresentations by the former SAA board chairperson cost the airline R800-million
The last-minute application by Democracy in Action was a case of self-created urgency, the court said in a ruling handed down mere hours before the planned handover of a hard copy of Zondo’s first set of findings
Covid-19 lockdowns forced a Cape Town organisation to adapt its teaching methods. Now its language instruction helps those living in other parts of Africa and even beyond
The much-awaited state capture report will be handed over to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 4 January
The first alarm went off shortly after 6am and five hours later firemen were still battling to bring the blaze under control after it spread to the National Assembly
Desmond Tutu will be laid to rest at St George’s Cathedral, fittingly known as the “people’s cathedral”, on Saturday.
Disasters and emergencies should be used by our cities as an opportunity to learn, innovate and bring about systemic changes to mitigate future risks
A revised circular will be released once the department has taken additional input into consideration.
Community members live in fear of possible retaliatory shooting as police suspect the motive was gang related.
Drunk driving a major concern for road safety: 39 people arrested for driving under the influence.
The plan to reboot the education system seeks to recover losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and has already recruited thousands to support the drive
‘The Arch’ never stopped joking as he fought oppression locally and globally, writes Thembisa Fakude.
Tutu’s influence on South Africa has been immense, offering hope for a brighter future while never shirking the responsibility of doing what is needed to achieve it
The archbishop was a ‘strong tree’ who made life’s journey more bearable, writes Zubeida Jaffer.
Despite commitments to climate resilience, many continue to ignore their social mandates and push ahead with funding for fossil fuel projects.
‘The whole operation … was a process of confusion and a total lack of command … and control’
The archbishop was a man of forgiveness who was bravely outspoken during apartheid and in the democratic era persistently asked us to look deeper and be better.
As the confessor-in-chief of South Africa’s transition to democracy, the archbishop upheld a vision of political justice rooted in atonement and empathy, rather than action and accountability
Michael Brown, a reader from Cape Town, tells how Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu taught him that a strong man can cry